Table 2. The Relationship Between Hospital Expenditure and Demographic Data of Individuals who Died ^a.

Demographic Characteristics	No. (%)	Hospital Cost, IRR (USD)	P Value
Duration of hospitalization			0.000
1 day and less	110 (39.4)	1921964.9 ± 18207424.5 (77.6 ± 735)
Up to 1 month	148 (53)	21168661.6 ± 16778034 (854 ± 677)
Up to 2 months	16 (5.7)	36723420.4 ± 24384510.3 (1482 ± 984)
More than 2 months	5 (1.8)	51890539.2 ± 19011247.5 (2094 ± 767)
Location of residence			0.001
Shiraz City	135 (48.4)	17213466.2 ± 13209139.7 (694 ± 533)
Other cities	103 (36.9)	23184231.8 ± 18086041.3, (935 ± 730)
Out of Fars Province	41 (14.7)	26010033.2 ± 22246331.7 (1050 ± 898)

^a Data are presented as No. (%) and Mean ± SD.